James King
James King
Artist Information
Genres: Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: 1958 in Caroll County, VA
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Biography
With his 1993 solo album These Old Pictures, James King was established as a top-notch bluegrass vocalist. The album, however, was only the latest step in a musical career that had begun 14 years before. A featured member of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys in the 1980s, King, who was raised in Virginia's Carroll County, grew up listening to bluegrass.
Discography
Release: May 20, 2008
Label: Rounder
Release: January 25, 2005
Label: Rounder